My problem with these is that the quality is always bad. Usually 720p max and only H.264 instead of VP9. YouTube quality is already bad enough as it is and nerfing it even more feels awful.
You can use a different frontend for YouTube. You’ve got Freetube for pc, Yattee for MacOS and iOS and piped on any platform. These solutions also protect your privacy and block ads.
Wannade@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 5 months ago
If only they actually worked. Never understand how they get recommended constantly and yet repeatedly I try to use them and they don’t work.
DePietPiraat@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I’m using Freetube on Windows, it works like a charm. Feel free to dm me if you need help.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Is that one a desktop app? I primarily use pop_OS and would prefer a web solution. I’ve tried piped, invidious, peertube, and libretube iirc
seth@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I’m with you, and would prefer a browser based frontend for yt that doesn’t brick. I see no reason for standalone apps anymore whenever the data is exclusively online. On the other hand, I hate how webapp versions of Excel/Spreadsheets (for instance) are pushed for office software, where the data has no need to live in the cloud. At home I stick with LibreOffice, as the only issue I’ve had with switching over to it was VBA scripts and macros I wrote over a decade ago not working - and those really needed to be updated anyway.